George Bernard Shaw Quote on the Splendid Torch of Life

“Life is not a 'brief candle.' It is a splendid torch that I want to make burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.”
- George Bernard Shaw

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Comments

[Tiger]

Nice! Shaw is brilliant!!!

[tammi]

wow-i really like that

[kate]

Do you know the original source of this quote? i've heard parts that precede it that I am trying to track down...